Rest in Peace Matthew Bieniek

We’re sad to report the loss of Matthew Bieniek, who had been ill recently. Matthew did an outstanding job in our editorial department and had recently been promoted to editorial page editor.

He will be missed. His family is planning a memorial in his honor at a later date. We will keep you informed as we know more.

Matthew Bieniek Obituary

Matthew Edmund Bieniek, 59, died on Oct. 3, 2022 at Mercy- St. Vincent Hospital in Toledo. Matthew was born Oct. 29, 1962 in Mineola, N.Y. to the late Barbara Jean (Jacobs) Bieniek and the late Matthew T. Bieniek.

Matt spent most of his formative years in Wooster, Ohio where he excelled on the high school debate team. Matt overcame a childhood speech impediment to become an excellent orator. Matt also achieved his dreams of becoming a writer, a lawyer, and a journalist, but he considered his greatest accomplishment to be his two sons, John and Paul. His greatest joy came from being a father. Matt graduated from The College of Wooster in 1985 with a BA in History. He graduated from West Virginia University College of Law in 1988. After a short career as a lawyer, Matt became a journalist and worked first as a reporter then as an editor for the The Journal in Martinsburg, W.V. Later he was an editor at The Cumberland Times News, Cumberland, M.D. At the time of his death, Matt was the Editorial Page Editor for The Blade, Toledo, Ohio. Prior to that, he worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Matt is survived by his beloved sons, John C. Bieniek and Paul B. Bieniek of Pittsburgh. He also leaves his loving partner Marian Owen Bieniek of Lisbon, Ohio, a brother, Mitchell Bieniek and a sister, Michele Bieniek, both of Wooster.

A memorial will be held at a later date.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Weber Funeral Home